Sale 2459 - Rare & Important Travel Posters, October 26, 2017

LUDWIG HOHLWEIN (1874-1949) 75 c POLAR NORDKAP - FAHRTEN / NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD BREMEN. 1931. 47 1 / 4 x33 inches, 120x83 3 / 4 cm. Otto Elsner, Berlin. Condition A-: plastic strip affixed to right margin on verso, with adhesive showing through; minor creases at edges. Paper. Nordkap, in Norway, is the northernmost point of continental Europe. In 1913, another German artist designed a poster for this same cruise, in which he depicted a Laplander and his reindeer. Hohlwein, using the same subject matter, creates a much more dynamic and engaging image. He designed several posters for this prominent German shipping company. Hohlwein / Stuttgart 335, Hohlwein / Munich 250-14. [800/1,200]